Isaac Stein

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. It focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel proprietary products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Its product candidates are AZ-002 and AZ-007. The company was founded by Alejandro C. Zaffaroni in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Nanoplex Technologies, Inc. used to produce encoded nanoparticles. It developed nanomaterial to be used in chemical and biochemical sensing, called SERS nanotags. The company was founded by Michael Natan and was located in Mountain View, CA.

SurroMed, Inc. provides pharmaceutical research. It focuses on discovering & applying biomarkers to improve the drug discovery and development process and enable the precise diagnosis and personalized treatment of disease. The company's research process yields biological markers and information that enable accelerated, cost-efficient discovery and development of new therapeutic products, as well as development of diagnostic tests for early disease detection, disease staging, patient stratification, guiding and monitoring therapy. SurroMed was founded in 1997 and is located in Menlo Park, CA.

The James Irvine Foundation operates nonprofit grant making foundation an expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, inclusive and successful society. Its grant making is organized around three program areas: Arts, Youth, and California Perspectives. The Foundation has provided more than $900 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout California. The organization was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to achieve monthly income. The Fund's dividend objective is to distribute monthly income in excess of that attainable from investments in the United States Treasury securities having the same maturity as the expected average life of the Funds investments. It invests in fixed-income securities, primarily in mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded on December 30, 1988 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP is a private company based in San Francisco, CA.